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[Eleazar]

1. Would I be able to use Decrease Body to decrease my Body attribute to be within range of being able to change into a dog if my body was normally 6.

2. If yes to 1, then would I be able to unsustain the Decrease Body and still be able to maintain the shapechange form of a dog. The body limitation is only to assume the form, it says nothing about once the form is already assumed. It also says the magician can use spells normally. Wouldn't this mean that if I increased my body with a spell while shapechanged, it would most definitely increase with no problems? So would there then be any reason a body increase from unsustaining Decrease Body mess anything up?

3. On the example forms for this spell it lists Eagle form, but eagle critters are not listed under ordinary critters. Would I just use the Thunderbird's stats without the magic and powers? It does say they very closely resemble eagles.

4. What about other animals like Bears, Guerillas, Hawks, Octopus', Squid, Cheetahs, Bats, and other animals?

5. Is there any SR3 reference that lists stats for more ordinary critters?

6. It is obvious that more forms are meant to be able to be used. A very good indicator of this is Eagle form, which is completely missing from the ordinary critters section. If Eagle form is mentioned in the description of the spell but not in the ordinary critters section, wouldn't that then mean ordinary critters not mentioned in the section are allowed? The book doesn't ever say the shapechange spell is exclusive only to those critters in the ordinary critter section. It merely suggests to use it as a reference.

7. Has there been any official word on the shapechange spell in regards to ordinary critters allowed?